Net Income per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]

The options and restricted stock units excluded from the diluted net income per share calculation were as follows:

	For the years ended January 31,
	2017	2016	2015
Anti-dilutive options and restricted stock units	884,099	1,107,733	781,988

Schedule of calculation of numerator and denominator in earnings per share

The computation of earnings per share is presented below:

	For the years ended January 31,
	2017		2016		2015
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Raven Industries, Inc.	$	20,191	$	4,776	$	31,733
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding	36,142,416		37,237,717		36,859,026
Weighted average stock units outstanding	100,019		86,745		69,484
Denominator for basic calculation	36,242,435		37,324,462		36,928,510
Weighted average common shares outstanding	36,142,416		37,237,717		36,859,026
Weighted average stock units outstanding	100,019		86,745		69,484
Dilutive impact of stock options and RSUs	129,480		75,481		174,784
Denominator for diluted calculation	36,371,915		37,399,943		37,103,294
Net income per share - basic	$	0.56	$	0.13	$	0.86
Net income per share - diluted	$	0.56	$	0.13	$	0.86